Guerau de Espes

Guerau de Espes (1524-1572) was a Spanish nobleman and diplomat who served as King Philip II of Spain's ambassador to Elizabeth I of England from 1568 to 1571.

Biography
Guerau de Espes was born in Lerida, Spain in 1524, and King Philip II of Spain appointed him as ambassador to England in 1568. Espes served as ambassador during a time of tense relations between the two countries, and he failed to request the return of gold taken from the Spanish Navy by Huguenot pirates during the Dutch Revolt, as the Spanish seizure of English ships led to the English keeping the confiscated gold at the Tower of London. He was recalled in 1571 after backing a plot against the Queen's life.